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Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan Written by
M. Night Shyamalan Cast
Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones [more]
Release Date
• USA: Aug 2, 2002
• UK: 13 Sep 2002
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 7, 2003
• R2: 31 Mar 2003
Budget $72,000,000
Official Website:
Signs Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some frightening moments.
Running Time
1 hour, 46 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Blinding Edge Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Touchstone Pictures
Studio Blinding Edge Pictures, Kennedy, Marshall, Touchstone Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Signs
• M. Night Shyamalan's Signs
• Signs - Zeichen (2002)
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There's plenty of well placed humour in Signs to lighten the mood, something that is well appreciated as the tone of the film frequently becomes quite nerve racking. Signs is a great story for what it gives us, there's little you would filter out from it, but adding another hour to the film wouldn't have hurt in this case. [read review] 7.5/10
--Paul Boschen (Movie Marshal)
His script is paced well, has enough comedy mixed with thrills and purposely plays up all the sensationalism of the premise for this nail biter. We're given characters we care about wrapped in a simple, yet complex, script and plenty of suspenseful moments that rely more on sound and mood than either gore of violence. [read review] 
-- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
Signs is the kind of film that if Hitchcock were to telepathically view the picture, he would most likely climb out of his grave and give a standing ovation to Shyamalan's more-than-accomplished edition to the mystery and suspense field. Signs could in the near future be the one benchmark when critics are comparing future flicks of the genre to. [read review] A+
--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
M. Night Shyamalan continues to astonish as the modern day "master of suspense" with yet another original, chilling nail-biter which pulls you into its claustrophobic aura with detailed emphasis on one tight-knit family during one unfathomable worldly event. [read review] 8/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
Make no mistake about it, this film is brilliant. The director is a modern day genius. The cast are multi-talented and so gifted. The screenplay is one which will be studied for years to come. And all-in-all, it will scare the living shit out of you! [read review]
--Ryan Lester (Movie Marshal)
Altogether this movie is a really cool horror movie, its in depth and attention to detail provides the basis for a great movie and with a excellent director like M. Night Shyamalan, its bound to be a classic in everyone's eyes. [read review] 
-- (terrorwatch.net)
...when Shyamalan truly lays into the audience's emotions, he doesn't do so in the way we're used to. The finale is a notable example of this--it is a complex mixture of anger, fear, triumph, and pure, visceral exhilaration. [read review] 91/100
--Jack Witzig (ColdSpot)
Gibson gives one of the best performances of his career here, and that alone makes Signs worth seeing. Add to that a storyline that is genuinely scary, and you've got a winner on all accounts. [read review]
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Director M. Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense – well-acted and superbly atmospheric with a black comic streak, but let down in the final reel. [read review]
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
"Signs," the latest supernatural chiller from M. Night Shyamalan, shows once again he's a master of terror. But he wants to be a shaman, not just a showman. [read review]
--Andrew O'Hehir (Salon)
"Signs" finds the Oscar-nominated director taking risks, flirting with new genres and coming up with yet more ways of testing his audience. [read review]
--Neil Smith (BBC Films)
Well directed, well acted and most important well spent money on this super fun sci-fi thriller, x-files fans will just love this! [read review] 
--AnthroFred (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
Great performances and an interesting view of an old-as-the-hills plot give this an interesting new breath of life. [read review] 8/10
--Jason Szabo (Movie Marshal)
Creepy, cooky, ooky and spooky. Shame about the ending though. [read review] 8/10
--Jason Picker (Movie Marshal)
A tight, tense, thrill ride. M. Night delivers again! [read review]
--Stephen 'Kerouac' Lindsay (MovieWeb)
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